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Kansas City Massacre — Part 35

125 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 2, 1954 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Kansas City Massacre · 125 pages OCR'd
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ET ee ee ohare | 1 ers , vn = cote dt my ‘ - 4 ts a | cestaenlan ate aitine: » Slt aeetal teed nea . “hal tae eae ie ey Fee, wouroks +n, Before consulting the United States attorney at Kansaa - City this matter wes carefully considered by Acting Special agent - in Charge Spear and Agents Andersen and Trainor and it was believed ” advisable to discuss with the United States Attorney the proposition ”: of having a John Doe warrant issued by the Court instesd of by the .... Commissioner in ader that same might be held strictly confidential, | also regarding the service of the warrant, it appearing that the | use ¢& the regular Deputy Marshal would not be conducive to secrecy. . and therefore the discussion with the United States attormey was considered as to the appointment of Special Deputies in the persone ~— of the Acents, as to the removal of the prisoner after errést from Kansas City to another point within the same judicial district, thie | discussion was also contemplateds a, On February lst, immediately after the oath of office _ was administered to the newly appointed United States atta ney, Maurice Me Milligan, conference was arranged with him by Acting Special agent in Charge Spear and Agent Andersene He heartily —- endor sed the plans set forth in the paragraph above and advised that he was strictly in accord with the procedures Pending receipt of furtber information from informant F it was deemed advisable to request the iesuance of a warrant. It my be noted, however, that the informant showed good faith by reaching telephonically these Agente at the Kaneas City office, once on the night of Jamary 3ilst, - once during the day of February lst and also he made a personal cail — at the office on the evening of February lste However, up to that | latter time he had not secured the name and other personal date regarding the unlmown Italian, but reported that he made his con tact with the individual immediately on the night of January Siet and thet — it would only be a matter of hours until he would have the desired , in formation upon whi ch this office might acte - Immediately after personal call ri the informant on the» evening of February lst, Acting Special Agent in Charge Spear trans- mitted to the Director a telegram suggesting the temporary commission of agents Andersen and Trainor as Special Deputies Ue S. Marshal for the Western District of Mi ssourd for purpose of this engle a the cages On the morning of February 2nd Mr. Clegg in the Division advised Acting Special Agent in Charge Spear telephonically that the Attorney General bad instructed the Ue S. Marshal at Kansas City, —
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